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Oracle laying off 2,000 employees| The software maker warned they would eliminate overlapping jobs following their takeover of Siebel Systems | |
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| Feb.10 |
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Majority of job cuts at Oracle, not Siebel At Siebel, 90% of the engineers and sales force are staying, with most of the cuts coming from back-office
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| Feb.14 |
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Oracle buys Sleepycat Continuing a recent shopping spree, software maker announced the acquisition of Sleepycat Software
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| Mar.21 |
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42% rise in profit After it spent $19 billion acquiring other companies, the gamble has started paying off
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| Apr.17 |
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Report: Oracle Mulled Novell Acquisition Business software provider is considering plans to offer its own version of the Linux. Novell is Linux No. 2 distributor
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| Jun.23 |
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Oracle reports rise in revenue, profit 27% jump in profit boosted by an increase in business software revenue
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| Jun.27 |
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Ellison pulls plug on Harvard donation| Oracle CEO has decided not to give the University a planned $115 million because Lawrence H. Summers stepped down | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Oracle, Warriors have naming agreement| The Coliseum Arena will be renamed the Oracle. 10-year agreement includes additional exclusive team sponsorship | |
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| Oct.24 |
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Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF| The city has been invaded by the more than 42,000 people from 120 countries at the $30 million event | |
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| Oct.25 |
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Oracle Offers Red Hat Product Support Oracle CEO Ellison launched a pricing attack on Linux software leader during the largest convention in Oracle's history
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| Oct.27 |
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IBM tops Oracle in sales Thanks to spending $10 billion on acquisitions, Big Blue has surpassed the host of traffic-snarling convention
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| Dec.18 |
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2Q Earnings Climb 21%| The business software maker reaped the returns from a 2-year shopping spree that has knocked out rivals | |
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